The Official 2017 Cambridge Applicants Thread

Original post by Paralove

Hey everyone - the new Alternative Prospectus is live! Written by the students, there are pages for all colleges and courses as well as other little bits, we hope you can get a better feel for the place with it!

www.applytocambridge.com

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PRSOM!

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CuriosityM

Original post by M14B

Looking good!

Thank you! That was some much needed reassurance haha

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Original post by Paralove

It was rather dire and ridiculously out of date. We had a lot of fun making it though - especially collating the photos (I personally love the group one for Newn, was so happy with how it turned out!).

I first saw the old one when my daughter was in the process of applying, which was in 2010/2011 and it was outdated already then. God knows how long it had been left like that.....

She was involved in updating her college's alternative prospectus by their JCR, so I know how much work (and fun) it involves. It started inher second year and didn't get completed until her third year.

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I was wondering if anyone here had an offer to study maths at cambridge? If so, what sort of ums did you achieve?

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Original post by phoebeisgreat

I was wondering if anyone here had an offer to study maths at cambridge? If so, what sort of ums did you achieve?

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Here's a chart showing the wide range of UMS that can get an offer. UMS averages are not that important...

Maths UMS - number of applicants.jpg

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Original post by phoebeisgreat

I was wondering if anyone here had an offer to study maths at cambridge? If so, what sort of ums did you achieve?

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Hi even i am applying for maths. Have you decided a college?

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Zacken

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Original post by phoebeisgreat

I was wondering if anyone here had an offer to study maths at cambridge? If so, what sort of ums did you achieve?

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I've got an offer to study maths at King's College Cambridge. I applied before sitting my AS's and didn't have any UMS.

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Original post by phoebeisgreat

I was wondering if anyone here had an offer to study maths at cambridge? If so, what sort of ums did you achieve?

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Applied twice got offers both times missed the offer once awaiting exams then results.
I got in AS 96% M+FM(6 modules overall) Physics 76% and Chemistry 51%.
Second time Maths and FM 12 modules(91% had an E in S2 otherwise widve been 95+) Physics 71% step:1,1,3 n aea: distinction.

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Original post by anujsr

Hi even i am applying for maths. Have you decided a college?

Hi, I'm still doing my ASs so I don't even know whether I will apply to cambridge, but I was just wondering what sort of ums you would need to achieve to have a good chance of getting in. Have you decided your college?

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Original post by Zacken

I've got an offer to study maths at King's College Cambridge. I applied before sitting my AS's and didn't have any UMS.

Wow. Well done

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Original post by physicsmaths

Applied twice got offers both times missed the offer once awaiting exams then results.
I got in AS 96% M+FM(6 modules overall) Physics 76% and Chemistry 51%.
Second time Maths and FM 12 modules(91% had an E in S2 otherwise widve been 95+) Physics 71% step:1,1,3 n aea: distinction.

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Ooh good luck. I hope you meet your offer!

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Original post by phoebeisgreat

Hi, I'm still doing my ASs so I don't even know whether I will apply to cambridge, but I was just wondering what sort of ums you would need to achieve to have a good chance of getting in. Have you decided your college?

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All I know is that UMS are just a part of the application process. They don't govern whether you get in or not. It's how you perform in the interview and any other tests that colleges give you and a lot of other things e.g personal statement that determines whether they give you an offer. As you can see UMS is just a part of the application process. Most probably you should have more than an 85% aggregate at AS. But still if that doesn't happen, still do apply you never no you may be made an offer. Good luck for the remaining AS exams. I have decided for trinity college.

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@Zacken congratulations on your offer. I just wanted to know do King's make you do an admission test and if so, how is it compared to normal exams (AS and A level)

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Zacken

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Original post by anujsr

@Zacken congratulations on your offer. I just wanted to know do King's make you do an admission test and if so, how is it compared to normal exams (AS and A level)

Yeah, you sit a test before your interview at King's. It's a very secretive test so I'm not going to say much about it, but I'd say some of the questions are STEP I level-ish and the others are slightly more standard but unstructured.

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Original post by Zacken

Yeah, you sit a test before your interview at King's. It's a very secretive test so I'm not going to say much about it, but I'd say some of the questions are STEP I level-ish and the others are slightly more standard but unstructured.

Thank you

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Original post by anujsr

... It's how you perform in the interview and any other tests that colleges give you and a lot of other things e.g personal statement that determines whether they give you an offer....

Just a small point, but the PS really doesn't matter that much, especially not for Maths :wink:

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Florescence

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Original post by jneill

Just a small point, but the PS really doesn't matter that much, especially not for Maths :wink:

How much would you say the PS matters for, say, law? :biggrin:

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